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First-time accreditation
Conditional accreditation and Provisional accreditation
Who can apply for Conditional accreditation
Apply for Conditional accreditation if you have:
- completed a substantial part of an accredited undergraduate or graduate entry teaching degree (for example at least three quarters of an approved/accredited undergraduate teaching degree, or one half of an approved/accredited graduate entry teaching degree), or
- been awarded a non-teaching bachelor degree and have an offer of employment teaching that discipline in a NSW school (for example you have a Bachelor of Science and you will be employed teaching Science).
As a Conditionally accredited teacher, you will still need to complete and be awarded an accredited teaching degree.
This is required for you to be able to achieve the next accreditation step as a Proficient Teacher.
To remain accredited and eligible for employment, you must complete your degree within the timeframe that applies to you.
Your timeframe starts from the day you are accredited, and is determined by your employment at the time you were accredited:
- Full-time employment – you have 4 years to complete your study
- Part-time/casual employment – you have 6 years to complete your study.
Apply for first-time accreditation
Who can apply for Provisional accreditation
Apply for Provisional accreditation when you are awarded a qualification that is:
- Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) approved
- NESA approved or accredited
- accredited by another Australian teacher regulatory authority as published on the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) website
- accredited by the Teaching Council of New Zealand
- from an overseas country and NESA assessed and confirmed as being comparable to an Australian 4-year teaching degree or 4-year qualification package
- an historical teaching qualification that is NESA assessed and confirmed as being comparable to a currently accredited Australian teaching degree or qualification package.
Apply for first-time accreditation